HMA 9-01897a+b (P247990)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Uncertain (mod. Abu Jawan), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Cite

Photo

Photo (envelope)

Museum Collection(s)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-01897a+b

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Abu Jawan)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (loan of silver)

Language(s)

Measurements

67.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (loan of silver)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P247990
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P247990

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions	67.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	(Surface: fair)

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Abu Jawan)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
Museum Number	HMA 9-01897a+b
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“HMA 9-01897a+b Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P247990.

HMA 9-01897a+b artifact entry (No. P247990). (2004, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247990

HMA 9-01897a+b artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247990 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2004HMA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {HMA 9-01897a+b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247990},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247990},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/9/8/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P247990
LB  - CDLI:P247990
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - HMA 9-01897a+b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P247990
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HMA 9-01897a+b Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P247990.

HMA 9-01897a+b artifact entry (No. P247990). (2004, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247990

HMA 9-01897a+b artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247990 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2004HMA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {HMA 9-01897a+b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247990},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247990},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/9/8/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P247990
LB  - CDLI:P247990
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - HMA 9-01897a+b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P247990
ER  -